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            • ερημότοπος(οι)
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            • περιοχαί πλήρως καταλαμβανόμεναι υπό ενεργών γραμμικών διαβρώσεων,προκληθεισών εκ πλέγματος μικρών ρευμάτων επί τινος σειράς μη συνεκτικού ιζηματογενούς πετρώματος ή ασυμπαγούς αποθέσεως άμμων,αργίλων και χαλίκων,παρουσιαζόντων σαφείς διαφοράς εις την αντίστασιν των διαδοχικών στρώσεων IATE - by Sofia Poulou
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            • ... το γεμάτο από καζίνο Las Venturas (Las Vegas) ως και ο ερημότοπος Badlands που θυμίζει Τέξας σίγουρα οι κάτοικοί του πάντως είναι Τεξανοί!). ... - movieworld by Sofia Poulou
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            • (Sten)öken, ofruktbart land
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            • A badlands (also badland) is a type of arid terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. It can resemble malpaís, a terrain of volcanic rocks. Canyons, ravines, gullies, hoodoos and other such geological forms are common in badlands. They are often difficult to navigate by foot. Badlands often have a spectacular colour display that alternates from dark black/blue coal stria to bright clays to red scoria. Wikipedia - by Lilian S-K (X)
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            • badlands (uncountable) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks - Wictionary by Lilian S-K (X)
            • Arguably the most well known badlands formation in New Zealand, the Putangirua Pinnacles – formed by the erosion of the conglomerate of an old alluvial fan – are located at the head of a small valley near the southern tip of the North island. A famous European badland is the Bardenas Reales near Tudela, Spain. - Wikipedia by Lilian S-K (X)
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            • 劣地
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            • 地质学上被称为的劣地是指存在许多弯弯曲曲的深沟和深沟之间锯齿状岩石突 起、小山或平顶台地。这些深沟是被水冲蚀而成的，叫作深冲沟，而那些没有被冲蚀掉的高地则形成分水岭。冲沟的汇合和分离造成了许多孤单的、不规则的小尖峰 和桌子状的小山，整个劣地呈现出一种沟壑纵横、过度崎岖，几乎无法进入的丘陵地形。劣地形成缘于岩石坚硬程度不均，承受侵蚀的能力不一样。在水流的冲蚀 下，经受不住总刷的地方就会形成沟壑。这类地区为常有大暴雨的干旱地区。地表面干燥的物质和稀少的植物在暴雨时会被冲刷得一干二净，只留下光秃秃的岩石。 由于不同时间侵蚀的程度会不一样，所以在岩石壁上会留下像阶梯一般的痕迹。典型的劣地在美国南达科他州西南部，已经被辟为劣地国家公园. 中國科普網 - by Gertrude Tsau
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    • French
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            • Badlands
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            • Le mot badlands (« mauvaises terres » en français) désigne un paysage ruiniforme des terrains marneux ou argileux, raviné par les eaux du ruissellement. Ces terres sont en général impropres à l'agriculture. Wikipedia - by Hélène ALEXIS
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            • Terres dénudées, ravinées et érodées par le ruissellement de l'eau, les badlands forment des paysages impressionnants marqués par un réseau complexe de ravins profonds, étroits et sinueux et parfois de CHEMINÉES DE FÉE aux formes fantastiques. - Encyclopédie canadienne by Hélène ALEXIS
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